RCN Scotland
Representing nurses, nursing support workers, nursing students and midwives across Scotland
We campaign on issues of concern to nursing staff and patients, influencing health policies and promoting excellence in nursing practice on behalf of our members.
Safe Staffing in Scotland
Find out more about the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act which comes into force on 1st April 2024 and what Scotland's safe staffing legislation means to you
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Complete our survey to help us continue the fight for better staffing levels and patient care.
General practice nursing pay in Scotland
Scotland Nurse of the Year 2024
The Royal College of Nursing in Scotland is delighted to be holding its second annual RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards in May 2024. The awards are designed to recognise, highlight, and celebrate the dedication and outstanding professional care of nursing staff across Scotland.
Nursing pay in Scotland
Safe staffing in Scotland
Our Learning Hub
Learn about the RCN Scotland Library services available to you and how to visit the space.
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RCN Magazine
The RCN Magazine has gone digital. Visit our new online platform for all the usual unmissable features, incisive analysis and expert opinion.
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18 Mar 2024
Ambitious and funded actions required from the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce
RCN Scotland has pressed the new Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care to ensure the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce recommendations reflect our priorities for action.
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15 Mar 2024
RCN Scotland calls for better support and compensation for nursing staff who remain impacted by long COVID
Ahead of a Holyrood debate this week to mark International long COVID awareness day, we briefed MSPs on the devastating impact of long COVID and are calling for nursing staff who contracted COVID at work, and whose lives are still affected, to be better supported.
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Contact RCN Scotland
Find out who to contact and how to find us.
Arrange a meeting in the RCN Scotland HQ in Edinburgh in advance by calling 0345 772 6100.
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Page last updated - 06/08/2024